Nov 22
I suppose that many of you, especially the clocky types, have been wondering exactly what I have been doing at school. I have shared a couple of the small projects that we have been assigned to help learn some of the skills of making parts for clocks, but a few weeks ago I got my …
Nov 22
Probably one of the most memorable events of this England adventure for us will be the Clockmakers Livery Dinner that Debbie and I attended this week. At the Pasadena Symposium that I helped organize last September, I was invited to become a member of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. This Company is one of the oldest …
Nov 08
So thought I should update my home front side of things here in blogland! And now that I have been here over a month thought it an appropriate time to do so. One thing has not changed and that is how much I miss family and friends from home! I am keeping up regularly with …
Nov 01
Perhaps this sounds a little like something to do with horses and cowboys or a San Antonio basketball team but, yes, really, it has to do with clocks. Some old English clocks were attached to the wall with a hoop – essentially a hanging bracket. The spurs were used at the bottom of the clock …
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